Polly Bechtold, RN, has been appointed regional director for clinical IT at Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.) and Baptist Health Madisonville (Ky.).
In this role, Ms. Bechtold will serve as the liaison between the IT teams and clinical staff at both hospitals to assist with implementing the new EHR.
Ms. Bechtold has been serving as CNO of Baptist Health Paducah since 2009, prior to which she was a charge nurse and director of the Outpatient Center and the Center for Digestive Health.
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